Penned between 1906 and 1912, the following fragment of fiction is among the earliest writings of critic and philosopher Walter Benjamin. This tale—along with many other of his fables, parables, riddles, and novellas—are gathered in The Storyteller, forthcoming in late July 2016 from Verso Books.
An article by BOMB MAGAZINE
http://bombmagazine.org/article/3333628/the-hypochondriac-in-the-landscape